Completed Event: Skiing versus 20K Freestyle (M) on March 8, 2025 , , 1st
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2020 Skiing Roster
Roster
Jager, Luke
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Luke Jager
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Anchorage, Alaska
Bio
FIS Profile | RMISA Profile
2023 – Senior
2022 Winter Olympics
2022 – Junior
2021 – Sophomore
2020 – Freshman
Prior to Utah
Member of the 4x5-km relay team that finished first at the 2019 FIS Junior World Ski Championships and placed 13th in the 30-km classic … also on the 4x5-km relay team that finished second at the 2018 FIS Junior World Ski Championships … third in the 10-km classic at the 2018 U.S. Junior National Cross Country Championships while placing eighth in the freestyle sprints and 10th in the 10-km freestyle … member of the U18 relay team that won the 2017 U.S. Junior National Cross Country Championships, finishing second in the 10-km freestyle and third in the 10-km classic … won the U16 10-km freestyle title at the 2016 U.S. Junior National Cross Country Championships and on the team that won the U16 Hill Climb relay … member of the team that won the 3x2.5-km U16 relay at the 2015 U.S. Junior National Cross Country Championships … four-time all-state at West Anchorage HS, winning the 2016 10-km classic state championship and helping lead the team to three state titles (2016-18) … competed four years at the state cross country (running) championships, finishing seventh in 2016 … won the Mount Marathon Juniors Race three times (2015-17) … member of the Alaska Pacific University team.
2023 – Senior
- NCAA Second Team All-American (10K FS)
- RMISA MVP (Men’s Classic)
- All-RMISA First Team
- RMISA Skier of the Meet (UAA Invitational)
- David Novelle Memorial Award – Outstanding Male Skier (Nordic)
- CSC Academic All-District
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Made 12 collegiate starts with eight top-10 results, five podiums and two victories.
- Placed sixth in the 10K freestyle at the NCAA Championships and 11th in the 20K classic race.
- Won both the freestyle sprints and 10K classic at the UAA Invitational.
- Runner-up in the classic sprints RMISA qualifier held as part of the U.S. National Championships (Jan. 4).
- Also took bronze in the 10K classic at the Denver Invitational (Feb. 11).
- Represented the U.S. at the FIS Nordic U23 World Championships, placing 12th in the men’s classic sprints.
2022 Winter Olympics
- Represented the United States as a member of the cross-country ski team
- Made his Olympics debut taking 25th in men’s freestyle sprints.
- Had the first leg of the men’s 4x10km relay as the U.S. team placed ninth.
2022 – Junior
- NCAA West Regional Individual Champion (20K freestyle)
- All-RMISA First Team
- RMISA Skier of the Meet (RMISA Championships)
- USCSCA All-Academic Team
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Raced in six college events, missing a brief period due to Olympic competition.
- Had three top-five college finishes and two podiums.
- First career college win came in 20K freestyle at the RMISA Championships/NCAA West Regional (Feb. 26).
- Also hit the podium in 10K classic at the RMISA Championships/NCAA West Regional (Feb. 25).
- At the NCAA Championships, placed 12th in 10K classic (March 10) and 14th in 20K freestyle (March 12) on the way to Utah’s team title.
2021 – Sophomore
- NCAA First Team All-American (10K classic)
- All-RMISA Second Team
- USCSCA All-Academic Team
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Finished second in the 10K Classic at the NCAA Championships (March 11)
- Three top five finishes and seven top-10 finishes.
- Finished in fifth in the 20K Classic at the Utah Invite (Jan. 18).
- Also finished in fifth in the 15K Freestyle at the RMISA Invitational (Feb. 23).
- Came in seventh in both the 10K Classic and 20K Freestyle at the RMISA Championship (Feb. 26-27).
- Capped the season at the NCAA Championships, 19th in 20K freestyle (March 13) as the Utes won the NCAA title.
2020 – Freshman
- All-RMISA First Team
- RMISA Skier of the Meet (Denver Invitational)
- Finished in the top five in five of the six races he competed in with three podium finishes.
- Finished second in both the 10-km classic and 10-km freestyle pursuit races at the DU Invitational (Jan. 25-26).
- Third in the 10-km freestyle at the Colorado Invitational (Jan. 18).
- Part of the 2019-20 U.S. Ski and Snowboard Development Team.
- Helped lead the U.S. to gold in the relay at the FIS Junior Cross Country World Championships for the second-straight year and also finished 10th in the 10-km classic … won the boys 10-km classic race at the U.S. Cross Country Championships and was the second American in the classic sprint race.
Prior to Utah
Member of the 4x5-km relay team that finished first at the 2019 FIS Junior World Ski Championships and placed 13th in the 30-km classic … also on the 4x5-km relay team that finished second at the 2018 FIS Junior World Ski Championships … third in the 10-km classic at the 2018 U.S. Junior National Cross Country Championships while placing eighth in the freestyle sprints and 10th in the 10-km freestyle … member of the U18 relay team that won the 2017 U.S. Junior National Cross Country Championships, finishing second in the 10-km freestyle and third in the 10-km classic … won the U16 10-km freestyle title at the 2016 U.S. Junior National Cross Country Championships and on the team that won the U16 Hill Climb relay … member of the team that won the 3x2.5-km U16 relay at the 2015 U.S. Junior National Cross Country Championships … four-time all-state at West Anchorage HS, winning the 2016 10-km classic state championship and helping lead the team to three state titles (2016-18) … competed four years at the state cross country (running) championships, finishing seventh in 2016 … won the Mount Marathon Juniors Race three times (2015-17) … member of the Alaska Pacific University team.
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